diff --git a/builtin-run.c b/builtin-run.c
index 924ae80..d5abeb4 100644
--- a/builtin-run.c
+++ b/builtin-run.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ int kvm_cmd_run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (nrcpus > max_cpus) {
 		printf("  # Limit the number of CPUs to %d\n", max_cpus);
-		kvm->nrcpus	= max_cpus;
+		nrcpus = max_cpus;
 	} else if (nrcpus > recommended_cpus) {
 		printf("  # Warning: The maximum recommended amount of VCPUs"
 			" is %d\n", recommended_cpus);